ASJ 17, 211 104 (P102609)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 028675

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] ki x-[...]-ba-sa6-ta
2. 1(gesz2) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
3. ki lu2-igi-sa6-sa6-ta
4. 1(gesz2) la2 1(asz) gur
5. giri3 lu2-eb
6. a-sza3 a-gar-szuszin{ki}-ta
7. 9(asz) gur
8. giri3 lu2-eb
9. a-sza3 igi e2-duru5 {d}pi-li-ha u3 lugal-si4-ta
  blank space
10. szunigin# 4(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) gur 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 3(bur'u) 2(bur3)? 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 uru4-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
13. [...] 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. a-sza3 x-[...]
2'. 7(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) [GAN2 ...]
3'. a-sza3 sirara6#-he2#-gal2
4'. 1(bur'u) 5(bur3) 2(esze3) [x GAN2 x x] 3(ban2)-[ta]
5'. 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2# bala-a 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
6'. a-sza3 ar-sza-ti-[a]-{d}nin-dar-a
7'. 7(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
8'. 1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
9'. 1(bur3) GAN2 bala-a 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
10'. a-sza3 a-e3-a
11'. u3 a-sza3 a2-na-mu
12'. 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
13'. a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13
14'. 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13
2. 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
3. 9(bur3) 2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
4. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
5. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
6. a2 hun-ga2
7. giri3 ba-zi
8. a-sza3 ambar-lagasz{ki}
9. 2(u) la2 2(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10. sze-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
12. szunigin 5(bur'u) 2(bur3) 2(esze3) 1(iku) GAN2 1(asz) 4(barig)-ta
13. szunigin 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-[ta]
14. sze-bi 4(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) [...] gur#
  rest broken
column 2
1. szunigin# 1(u) 7(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
2. a2# hun-ga2
3. szunigin 2(u) la2 2(disz) amar 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4. sze-bi 5(asz) 2(barig) gur
  blank space
5. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. zi-ga
  blank space
  rest broken

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ASJ 17, p.175-231, p. 211 104

    [Maekawa1995agricultural-10] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1995. “The Agricultural Texts of Ur III Lagash of the British Museum (X).” Acta Sumerologica 17: 175–231.

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  • Museum No.: BM 028675
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:20:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:06:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:44:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:15:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 17, 211 104 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102609.
ASJ 17, 211 104 artifact entry (No. P102609). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102609 (Original work published 2001)
ASJ 17, 211 104 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102609 (Accessed: February 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {ASJ 17, 211 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P102609},
}


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